paludismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin palūdem (“swamp, marsh”) + -ismo. By surface analysis, palude +‎ -ismo. Compare French paludisme.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.luˈdiʒ.mu/ [pɐ.luˈðiʒ.mu]

Noun

paludismo m (plural paludismos)

1. malaria (disease)

   Synonyms: malária, impaludismo, febre palustre

Further reading

• “paludismo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “paludismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “paludismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin palūdem (“swamp, marsh”) + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paluˈdismo/ [pa.luˈð̞iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: pa‧lu‧dis‧mo

Noun

paludismo m (plural paludismos)

1. malaria (disease)

   Synonym: malaria

Further reading

• “paludismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10